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Author Archives: Marty Ryan
Brain Drain
Have you ever walked into a room and couldn’t remember why you were entering that room? I have the answer as to why that phenomenon is common among us old folks. Bear with me. It’s no surprise that my annual … Continue reading
Political Baptism II
1987 was a busy year for me in politics. Not only was I the Secretary-Treasurer of the UFCW Iowa Branch and the Secretary-Treasurer of the local union, UFCW Local 440, I was the Chair of the Crawford County Democratic Party. … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Congressperson Gephardt, Crawford County Democrats, Dale Cochran, Denny Colvin, Elaine Baxter, Governor Babbitt, Iowa Caucuses, Jo Ann Zimmerman, Louie DeFriese, Michael Dukakis, Paul Simon, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Senator Al Gore, Senator Joe Biden, UFCW, United Food & Commercial Workers
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Political Baptism
Naivety has always been one of my strong traits. Almost forty years ago, I was elected as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Iowa Branch for the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW). I was also the recently elected Secretary-Treasurer of UFCW … Continue reading
Sneak Peek
There was no better rite of passage from childhood innocence to arrogant adolescence in the 1960s than to see how many kids you could stuff into the trunk of a car and sneak into the drive-in movies. Bub had a … Continue reading
The Cost of Doing Business
“The punishment should fit the crime” is a cliché that was popular years ago, but seems to have disappeared from today’s conversations on justice. Usually, a penalty is attached to the creation of a new law, but occasionally it’s either … Continue reading
Posted in Fairness, Issues
Tagged Bobby Kaufmann, deterrence, Fareway, fentanyl, Iowa DNR, Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board, POET, Prairie Progressive
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Everyone’s Best Friend – Jim Malloy
June 3rd is a significant date in my life. My parents, Francis Martin Ryan and Rhea Madonna Fritz were married in Breda, Iowa, on this date in 1941. Twelve years later on the same date, my brother Kevin (“Cub”) was … Continue reading
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Tagged Boyer River, Iowa Veterans Home, Jim Malloy, June 3rd, King Creek
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